Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-01-19
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD
Forfeiture 81 Another
E1mnd Grant.
TAs Pasiee Rallrsaz Fasdinw BII
Passed b. ~ Heass-csussunisi
conwrrnsonaI csmninIsa-En-
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< ioinf eommttfse 81 I've senators and |
afrht Representatives 70 consider zoe !
expedienog % hoid1na 10 ls92 su Inter
nsfi0naI axhinition 81 indnatfiss Aaa |
uFodanli0na Of ell countries. Passed
Nj. Br0un, ffom the COMMITTEES 90 /
Indian AGaiFa, reported = hiii 70 refer /
70 tae COnFt ~ Cisims The ciaisns Of 1
EsstsFu aud Western bands Of Chefe-
kee Indians.
Mr. CockEsss, from the oammiises on
Military Affairs, reported = bill -
amend The cot Of June 3, 1880. pfutid
inc for the hansteF and psy 81 certain
ofBsesa and men Of tue volunteer forces.
Pseasd.
NJ. German offered 8 preamble and
resolution, whose tones are very slmiiAF
70 thoss offered yesterday 10 the house
b. M. Belmeat Of Eee York y
aufhosixm The fFssideBt 20 pEohintt
transit shroueh United states o. tarft
torlAl lands and waters o. any engines.
oars. vessels o. goods psoessdinR from
Canada.
i'm. Dawos remarked that every dag
sha grievances vas more eiasine and
more insxonsAbas.
Than ths Senate took 90 the House
bill 20 dselAre ths foffsitnfe Of lands
granted 10 she heW Orleans, Baton
hsaes and visks6ora RAilroad Company
TIRE backbone rAiifssd).
MI. 0lbeom offered an amendment 10 /
The original hlll, protecting she rights /
Of settlers, and additional substitutes
were offered BY bic oollsaRue.
M. Edmnnds aRRaed against The Dill. !
He characterised tue purchase Of the |
grant as one Of the most audaoions
deeds ever pfaoiioed In TIE Uniied |
States, and that tbet vas saying good
deal.
The amendment offered By Me-. Glib
zen vas aaFsed 10 without division.
Inc hill e. amended waa then passed
without dlvislon.
adjourned.
The Heuse.
Oriap, % Georgia, offered "A amend
nant directing an inquiry into the
hiud, character and amount OF assets
Of sn0h companies e. have derived aid
from ths Government IN bonds, and
what assets Of each company are noS
snhiosl % lien Of The 00vufnmens, and
the value thefeof.
Anderson, Of Kansas. offered 90
amendment directing an inquiry ~ 10
WhetheF dividends have besn unlAwtuliy
paid on the capital stock Of said CON
panies, and whether any new stock has
bean issued oF.any guarantees OF pledges
made without ealhofity % iau. All
facts relating 10 the pretended con
aolidaiion Of the untan Paeino kail'
var, kanana Pacific Railway and Den
vsF kAosac Halfway into an alleged
corporation known as the Union Pacific
kalleay Company, are 10 BE- invnssi-
gated.
Holman, ns Iadiana. offered an amend
meat directing she Commission - 10
quiro whether any Of the Pacific rall-
way corporations which have obtained
bonds from the Uaitsd States havo en-
pondad any Of thsiT moneys OF other
assets Ia the construction % other rail
roads, or invested anY Of their moReys
or other assets Ia che sfooka and bonds
Of ether railroad corporations, and u
any such expenditures 90 Investments
have bean made. che extent and char
acteF thereof.
Henley, Of California, oGered an
amendment extending ipqniry ~ ~
whether any dividends have beea Il
legally declared b the Directors 81 said
companies, aud V 30, 10 what estens;
aad whether the ansaant % such Illegal
dividends may not be recovered fram
The Directors unlawfulls declaring the
aame.
Hayden. OF Massachusetts,. speaking
COT Charles Francis AaAms, stated that
thai Rentlemaa desired the proposed in
seaiieati0n, and presented bis published
letter ~ that elect. He desired 20 give
= little piees Of history in connection
uiih this resolution, which had origin
ally been introduced by Henley, OF Cali.
fogniA. Tue resolution had been intro
aReed for the puFpose Of obs,racttae
any legislation on extension OF the Dill
bafors ihe House. taen be brietlf
ekat0had The connection Of Mr.
Reslaineaoa with the Railroad Commits
alaner's efiiee, and the severance OF that
eonneVsaea. and declared that every
thing that had been done 20 obstraet
the consideration Of the Qacstio0 OF en-
tenstqn Of toe bonda hsd been inspired
~ this uaaes Y had bsen q stock b.
bla2 operation from ttse eaaiRaina "a
The end, In tue last few weeks, when
Il appeared likely that the Fanding bill
v0ald be considered, certain newspA.
poEa had brought ehAfEes against she
gentiemAn fFom Georgia (CF,anl, aud
other members of the Commitiee on Pa
eiie Roads. AZ cue time Ne. Ofiap vas
charged 9Th being Haatington'a man.
and every man "a she committee had
oeen charged wtsh doing acts wroagfally
and wicked.
Henley said that the gentleman from
Massachusetts, haydcnl had made "a
allegation wAicn be did not think thai
The gentleman, aeon reflection. would be
dtapoeed 10 stand by. That Vaa that
every peraen On she door, including the
gentlemen from iadiana aud llllaoia
(doiman and SpFin0er1, aud all others
mkza a a. REORGANIZATION sEtaska.a.. -
Their daly, had seea az 30 antaeenlse
the facshe kxtenaioa bill, were inapired
10 Do - By utOck ishhsFA The gsatls-
man stuck b. u eel SO far ~ be was
eone-Fned. q unan wAa said that be
shenlsyl uas inapsFea BY any atock iah
Der Do could net properly repiy 10 oa
thta heoF, because. u be Did. the wartas
Woald have b BE- taken doun. He
might retoFt b The gentleman thai ae-
ecFdlng % the estimate cf aoms peFssps
the gentleman had si2uAliasd Aiuasslt -
= defender and aphelass ei the eatraees
and wrongs charged Agaicst the untaa
facine management Nv every means
On top of the earth. parliamentary and
honorable, he intaade1 10 defeat, II Ne
eoald the faBsisne eill 20 whieh he
gentleman seemed - devoted.
haydsn reiterated his assertion thai
the inspiration ef she resolation came
frSaa pereens interested In ssoSk loo
bine, and u tie eentlsgnaa vas mae
cent IN carrying Il "a be thAyaenl hsa
no chArge ~ sake
The asneDamsags offered ny MeSsts.
Orisn ARaers0a. heimAn ana henlsy
Werp alFeed 10. and the ieiat Eesolatioa
vas passed wsta0at dsvssasa- Tue ialns
Resslation provides that The SECRETARY
IL The tapestar BE- AathoFis & - apposnt
aud ax tee ccuapessaiioa % thrrs eAua.
peeent peseohS sid eoHnpSnsattsn set
~ exeeea tssNe zee asnasi % sAeA. asa
necSssAfy travelling ekpen&cs snd hard
etiiA tor wAica fFopef xeaeesEs shall
BE teiaFaed - b ApgFeVe1 by loa Ssss.
FetaEy. and also b ApesAina a steoNrra
pheF, u necessary. And IN ais eomEsnr-
sAsten. whoae aaty a shall ~ 10 exsra
ine tnto TIE aasAfnR AnknoiAl unanASe
sect q TIE HAeshs rea1s tAat Asvp
teestxsa aia fFem the taavsramsnt IL
boada ~ lAaes q aeeertata wesssss
tier have observed al the ehlieatises
tufpeetd aga tasa ~ ne tags auAef
vAieA tAes Fsselvea saee AID. e siuNs
passed IN fefeFeaee tsstetSs ard sessA